Meet Dot: OpenAI's Always On Agent

Meet Dot: OpenAI's Always On Agent This week on AppStories, John is back from OpenAI DevDay, so he and Federico cover the history of AI agents, the current landscape, and what OpenAI is doing with Dots. On AppStories+, Federico provides a sneak peek at what's in store for his Reminders, Notes, and upcoming CLIs. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes AI Agents OpenAI Dots and DevDay 2026 OpenAI launches Dots, its bubbly agentic avatar (TechCrunch) OpenAI’s Dots: A First Look Self Hosted Agents OpenClaw OpenClaw on GitHub Hermes Agent OpenAI hires OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger Hosted Agent Competitors Meta's Muse becomes App Store's hottest download Grok Bot Grok Bot Brings Always-On AI Agents to macOS and iOS AppStories+ Post-Show: RemCTL: GitHub MacStories: Introducing RemCTL, the Power-User Reminders CLI for macOS and AI Agents NotesCTL: Club MacStories download MacStories: NotesCTL, a Club MacStories Preview of Federico’s Advanced Apple Notes CLI Tool Leave Feedback for John and Federico AppStories Feedback Form Follow us on Social Media Federico is @viticci everywhere John is @johnvoorhees`everywhere Affiliate Linking Policy